BOJ to Hold Face-to-Face Meetings on Bond Purchase Reduction, Suzuki Emphasizes Fiscal Discipline

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will engage in face-to-face key meetings with market participants over the next few days to assess a realistic pace for reducing its bond purchases. Japan's Finance Minister, Suzuki, emphasized the importance of maintaining fiscal discipline and closely monitoring discussions at the BOJ meetings to prevent excessive yield rises and inflation. Suzuki reiterated the necessity of fiscal discipline to ensure long-term fiscal health and confidence.